A movie set weapons handler who loaded a gun for actor Alec Baldwin before it fired and killed a cinematographer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.
She was found not guilty of a second charge – tampering with evidence over the 2021 shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust.
She could now face up to three years in prison.
Mr Baldwin also faces a manslaughter trial over the fatality.
Ms Hutchins, 42, was killed after a gun Mr Baldwin used in a rehearsal fired a live round on the set of the Western in New Mexico.
Jurors only deliberated for a few hours after hearing prosecutors argue throughout the trial that Gutierrez-Reed, who oversaw the film’s weaponry as its armourer, acted recklessly when loading the gun.
Gutierrez-Reed remained expressionless as the jury foreman read the verdict. The judge ordered that she be taken into custody, and she was led away by two deputies.
Her attorney, Jason Bowles, put his head in his hands after the guilty verdict read, and her mother wept behind her in the public seating area.
The verdict is likely to be seen as good news for Mr Baldwin. His attorneys can now argue that it was not foreseeable for their client that there was a live round on set because that was the responsibility of the armourer.
Here’s his Police interview:
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.
